UK Polling History: Election of 11 June 1987 – Elmet
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Alliance | |
| Votes | 25,658 | 20,302 | 8,755 |
| Votes gained | +1,749 | +4,249 | -1,834 |
| Share of votes | 46.9% | 37.1% | 16.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 37.2% | 29.4% | 12.7% |
| Gain in share of votes | -0.4% | +5.3% | -4.9% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +2.0% | +5.8% | -2.9% |
| Total votes: | 54,715 | |
| Electorate: | 69,024 | |
| Turnout: | 79.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 5.1% | Labour from Alliance |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Barkston Ash, Leeds East, Normanton 9 June 1983 |
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Constituency succeeded by Elmet and Rothwell 6 May 2010 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 22,260 | 17,732 | 5,923 | 1,231 | |
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 22,038 | 17,867 | 5,001 | 1,031 | |
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 28,348 | 19,569 | 4,691 | 1,487 | |
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 24,416 | 27,677 | 6,144 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 20,302 | 25,658 | 8,755 | ||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 16,053 | 23,909 | 10,589 | ||